Su Yi’s eyebrows rose.

He stared intently at You Xue’s extraordinarily beautiful face for a moment, then said, “Earlier, you dared not try it. Why change your mind now?”

You Xue met Su Yi’s gaze, not backing down in the slightest. “Because I suddenly realized that this is the ideal opportunity to defeat you. If I wait until you’ve proven your Dao and become an Emperor, I’ll have no hope at all.”

“Is it worth it?” Su Yi sounded a bit exasperated.

You Xue pressed her lips into a smile, and her bright eyes glinted with a strange light. “The more you refuse me, the less confident you seem.”

Su Yi was instantly silent.

You Xue was the Spirit of the Tianya Dark Torchlight. Here on Torchlit Darkness Mountain, a place fully blanketed in the Laws of Torchlit Darkness, she was practically a sovereign.

As mighty as the Profound Serenity Realm old butcher was, there was no way he’d be a match for her.

If Su Yi wanted to win, he naturally had his ways. It was just that he’d have to pay the price for his victory.

But he worried that if he beat her, it would deal her a devastating mental bl...